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least
[ leest ]
adjective
- smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; slightest:
He gave the least amount of money of anyone.
- lowest in consideration, position, or importance.
noun
- something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- South Midland U.S. the youngest in a family or group.
adverb
- to the smallest extent, amount, or degree:
That's the least important question of all. He talks least.
least
/ ː /
determiner
- the superlative of little
you have the least talent of anyone
- ( as pronoun; functioning as sing )
least isn't necessarily worst
- at least
- if nothing else
you should at least try
- at the least
- at the least or at leastat the minimum
at the least you should earn a hundred pounds
- in the leastusually used with a negative in the slightest degree; at all
I don't mind in the least
adverb
- the leastsuperlative of little
they travel the least of all
adjective
- of very little importance or rank
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of least1
Idioms and Phrases
- at least, Also at the least.
- at the lowest estimate or figure:
The repairs will cost at least $100.
- at any rate; in any case:
You didn't get a good grade, but at least you passed the course.
- not in the least, not in the smallest degree; not at all:
I am not in the least concerned about the outcome of the World Series.
More idioms and phrases containing least
- at least
- in the least
- last but not least
- to say the least
Example Sentences
She’d like to make a book of all the photos some day, or at least display them somewhere.
The department has paid out at least 10 settlements dating to 2018 totaling more than $2 million, according to public records analyzed by The Times.
The flood plain is defined as areas that have at least a 1% chance of flooding each year, which is considered to be “high risk,” according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Forecasters say much of the country will reach at least 20C with the warmest conditions due to be felt on the east coast.
On Monday, they reported at least 68 African migrants killed in a US air strike on a detention centre in north-western Yemen.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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